Indianapolis Police Shoot, Kill Man Fleeing Traffic Stop

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indianapolis police fatally shot a man after they said he fled a traffic stop.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the man sped away after being pulled over by police about 1:45 a.m. Thursday. Police Sgt. Kendale Adams said officers chased the vehicle and, after it crashed into a fence, shot the man.

The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the man as Aaron Bailey, 45.

Police later searched Bailey's vehicle but said they found no weapon, The Indianapolis Star reported.

"Just because you don't find a weapon does not mean that it can't be reasonable" to use force, Adams said. "Obviously, there are a lot of factors that go into that when officers have to make that decision."

Adams said a 26-year-old woman who was in the vehicle wasn't injured. She was arrested on a narcotics charge. Her name was not immediately released.

The two officers involved in the shooting weren't hurt. They have been placed on routine administrative leave.

Their names were not immediately released.

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